Wheel Throwing All Levels

Learn a variety of wheel throwing techniques to make both functional and decorative pieces. Beginner students will learn the fundamentals of throwing and working with clay on the wheel. More experienced students will be challenged with learning to throw more complex forms and vessels. Decorating, altering, and finishing techniques will also be taught.
Tuition includes the use of the ceramic studio during an active session. Reserve Time Slot in Ceramic Studio

Level: All Levels (Minimum Age: 18), Click here for Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing class on Wednesday evening with Drew
Location: FVAC Annex 8D at 8 Canal Court, Unit D, Avon, CT 06001, across from FVAC campus
Tuition: $365 includes glazes and firing, $33 for 1 bag of 25 lbs stoneware clay
Materials: Download materials list here
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Fall Session (8 weeks)
- 06:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Mondays, Sep 14 - Nov 2, 2026, with Drew Darley
- 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Tuesdays, Sep 15 - Nov 3, 2026, with Erika Novak
- 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Wednesdays, Sep 16 - Nov 4, 2026, with Drew Darley
- 06:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Thursdays, Sep 17 - Nov 5, 2026, with Ashley Paskov

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Instructors

Erika Novak

Erika is a ceramic artist who focuses on wheel-thrown collections of pottery both functional and decorative. Her work includes a series of cups and mugs and vases, bottles, and hanging objects like lamps and planters. Erika pulls inspiration from patterns and textures found in Art deco architecture, early 20th-century design, as well as patterns found in American Southwestern textiles. After studying ceramics and art in college Erika now works as a full-time potter creating and selling her work at nationally ranked art fairs and showcases. Visit Erika's website.

Drew Darley

Drew is a full-time potter who focuses almost exclusively on wheel-thrown vessels putting a strong emphasis on a clean refined form. Drew enjoys glaze chemistry and the science behind mixing and formulating his own glazes. His current focus is on crystalline glazes. While in college Drew studied ceramics and mathematics. He found connections between the two disciplines regarding glaze calculation and form, which allows him to constantly push the materials to the limit. Visit Drew's website.

Ashley Paskov

Ashley Paskov is a Ceramics Artist and Educator living and working in Hartford, CT. Ashley began taking ceramic classes at Central Connecticut State University in 2011, where she received her BA in Ceramics in 2015. She later went on to receive her MFA from Edinboro University in 2022. Currently, Ashley is a Fine Arts Professor at Elizabeth City State University and Central Connecticut State University, where she gets to share her love of art and making with her students and the community. Visit Ashley's website.